A new way to interpret classic stories!
Experience a fresh perspective on traditional Chinese culture stories with our upcoming workshop series facilitated by renowned drama education expert Professor Joe Winston. Join us for a unique journey through process drama, offering a new way to interpret classic stories from the Chinese cultural sphere, diverging from traditional reading approaches.
✴️ December 10, 2024 (Tuesday) | “Early adventures of the Monkey King” Process Drama Experiential Workshop 🐵
This workshop is aimed to help participants experience the joyful energies of the Monkey King stories as well as the moral lessons he is forced to learn in order to control his natural exuberance and impulsive behaviour. Moral exploration around issues of selfishness, responsibility, obedience and good vs evil will be at the heart of much of this work but always the intention is for it to be enjoyable and physically engaging.
✴️ December 11, 2024 (Wednesday) | “The Water Ghost” Process Drama Experiential Workshop🧟♀️
How a series of moral dilemmas impact upon the unlikely friendship between a poor fisherman and a water ghost are at the heart of this workshop. A variety of drama conventions will be used to help the story unfold through the active imaginative engagement of the participants.
✴️ Workshop Details
Time: 09:30 – 14:30 (including a 1-hour lunch break)
Venue: TEFO Open Space (Room 306, Tai Po Arts Centre)
Facilitator: Professor Joe Winston (Honorary Professor of Drama and Drama Education at the University of Warwick, UK)
Fee: HKD 700/day
Inquire: 2392 2380 / kayan.yau@tefo.hk
⚠️The workshop will be conducted in English, with no real-time translation available.⚠️
For registration, please refer to this link: https://forms.gle/AhBHGwTRLzsMQgDu5
▸About Professor Joe Winston
Joe Winston is an honorary professor of Drama and Drama Education at the University of Warwick in the UK and is a significant figure in the field of drama education worldwide. During his time at the university, he coordinated the Master’s program in Drama and Drama Education and introduced a Master’s program in Drama Education and Language Teaching, training numerous students from Chinese-speaking regions, which sparked his interest in research on drama education and intercultural studies. He has published a number of academic articles and books, including “Transforming the Teaching of Shakespeare with the Royal Shakespeare Company” (2015) and “Performative Language Teaching in Early Education” (2022), both in collaboration with Bloomsbury. He has a particular interest in drama in primary and early education, actively engaging with universities, teachers, theaters, organizations, and kindergartens in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to promote drama as a teaching method for second language learning. From 2005 to 2015, he served as a co-editor for the internationally recognized journal “Research in Drama Education: the Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance,” which is a leading academic and research journal in the field.
▸About Process Drama
Process Drama is a multifaceted improvisational activity that immerses participants in specific roles, exploring emotions, thoughts, and actions within a given context. It constructs dramatic developments to foster new insights and understandings on relevant issues.
These workshops are part of the TEFO “Applied Theatre What′s Next? 2024-2025” Project.
Organized by: Hong Kong Drama/Theatre and Education Forum Limited
The organizers reserve the right to make changes in case of special circumstances.
Hong Kong Drama/Theatre and Education Forum Limited is supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Hong Kong Arts Development Council supports freedom of artistic expression. The views and opinions expressed in this project do not represent the stand of the Council.